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			 2016 FILING SEASON STATISTICS  | 
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			 Cumulative statistics comparing 10/22/2015 and 10/21/2016  | 
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			 Individual Income Tax Returns:  | 
			
			 2015  | 
			
			 2016  | 
			
			 % change  | 
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			 Total Returns Received  | 
			
			 149,821,000  | 
			
			 151,187,000  | 
			
			 0.9  | 
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			 Total Returns Processed  | 
			
			 149,048,000  | 
			
			 150,570,000  | 
			
			 1.0  | 
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			 E-filing Receipts:  | 
			
			 
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			 TOTAL  | 
			
			 128,606,000  | 
			
			 131,628,000  | 
			
			 2.4  | 
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			 Tax Professionals  | 
			
			 78,234,000  | 
			
			 78,521,000  | 
			
			 0.4  | 
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			 Self-prepared  | 
			
			 50,372,000  | 
			
			 53,107,000  | 
			
			 5.4  | 
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			 Web Usage:  | 
			
			 
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			 Visits to IRS.gov  | 
			
			 446,316,318  | 
			
			 462,252,942  | 
			
			 3.6  | 
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			 Total Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 108,465,000  | 
			
			 109,959,000  | 
			
			 1.4  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $296.002  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $305.339  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 3.2  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,729  | 
			
			 $2,777  | 
			
			 1.8  | 
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			 Direct Deposit Refunds:  | 
			
			 
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			 Number  | 
			
			 85,904,000  | 
			
			 88,006,000  | 
			
			 2.5  | 
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			 Amount  | 
			
			 $251.289  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 $259.877  | 
			
			 Billion  | 
			
			 3.4  | 
		
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			 Average refund  | 
			
			 $2,925  | 
			
			 $2,953  | 
			
			 1.0  | 
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